Idris Elba trolls James Bond fans amid casting rumours he's up for the part

By TheFIX with Variety| 10 months ago

Actor Idris Elba has -- possibly? -- given his two cents on the rumours that he's been floated as a new James Bond.

Over the weekend, Elba, 45, posted a series of cryptic tweets, beginning with a heavily filtered selfie accompanied by the caption, "my name's Elba, Idris Elba," a clear reference to the famous line spoken by Bond.

A few hours later, however, he posted an image of the rap group Public Enemy and followed it up with the titular lyric from one of their most famous songs, 'Don't Believe The Hype.' Whether or not that puts to bed the rumours circulating that The Wire actor is being eyed as the next Bond remains to be seen.

Though Elba's name has been put forth for years by fans as a possible option for the first non-white Bond, the rumour mill was set off again after the Daily Star published a story last week that Bond producer Barbara Broccoli told director Antoine Fuqua it was time to cast a non-white actor in the role, and said Elba would be a good fit.

Fuqua's representatives refuted the story, however, stating that no such conversation ever took place.